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Question: The primary code in the CPT coding system consists of how many digits?

a. Two digits

b. Four digits

c. Five digits

d. Seven digits

Answer: Five digits

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Question: When should the code on glucose cuvettes be compared to the code on the glucometer?

1. After a new package of cuvettes is opened

2. b. Before a patient is tested

3. c. At the beginning of the shift

4. d. Following an error code

5. Answer: Before a patient is tested

6. Question: Which of the following should a medical assistant identify as the purpose of a Category II code in procedural coding?

7. a. Indicates special circumstances

8. b. Works as a temporary code

9. c. Tracks provider performance measures

10. d. Identifies preventive measures

11. Answer: Tracks provider performance measures

12. Question: A pulse oximeter can register an artificially low oxygen saturation measurement for a patient who has which of the following conditions?

13. a. Cold fingers

14. b. Hyperventilation syndrome

15. c. Carbon monoxide poisoning

16. d. Anemia

17. Answer: Cold fingers

18. Question: Position the patient flat on her back

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20. Question: A fast and steady flow with no variability

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22. Question: A medical assistant is collecting data from a patient who is experiencing heat stroke. Which of the following manifestations should the assistant expect to find?

23. a. Hot skin

24. b. Bradycardia

25. c. Excessive sweating

26. d. Slow breathing

27. Answer: Hot skin

28. Question: Apply a thin ribbon of ointment along the conjunctival sac

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30. Question: I only smoke a half a pack each day, so i’ll just cut it out completely

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